New York's infamous busker Robert John Burck revealed that he hopes to contest the next election in 2012, AFP reports.

Burck said: "America needs a president who will stand up for America and protect its language, its borders, and most importantly, its culture.

"My entire platform and all of my policies and decisions will be organised so as to achieve a much smaller, fiscally responsible, decentralised federal government, a robust economy run strictly on free market principles, and the strongest national defence on Earth."

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Burck will host a press conference today in Times Square regarding his bid for the presidency.

Last year, the Naked Cowboy dropped out of the New York City Mayoral election because of the bureaucracy involved.